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US20090149835A1
US20090149835A1 US12/205,843 US20584308A US2009149835A1 US 20090149835 A1 US20090149835 A1 US 20090149835A1 US 20584308 A US20584308 A US 20584308A US 2009149835 A1 US2009149835 A1 US 2009149835A1
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Regina VELASCO
Craig Bonsignore
Scott McHUGO
Mariam Maghribi
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  • the present invention relates, in general, to medical devices and, in particular, to medical devices that include a metallic substrate component attached to polymeric component and associated methods.
  • angioplasty devices include both thin metallic film components and polymeric components.
  • angioplasty devices can include a thin metallic film balloon and a tubular polymeric catheter.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified flow chart depicting stages in a method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified cross-sectional side view depiction of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon and associated polymeric tubular catheter relevant to embodiments of the present invention
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are simplified cross-sectional depictions of a portion of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon and a portion of an associated polymeric tubular catheter prior to the application of heat and/or pressure during a method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B are a simplified depictions of a portion of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon and a portion of an associated polymeric tubular catheter following the application of heat and/or pressure during a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a medical device (namely, an angioplasty balloon and attached polymeric catheter) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow diagram depicting stages in method 100 for attaching a medical device thin metallic film component to a medical device polymeric component according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the medical device thin metallic film component and medical device polymeric component can be any suitable medical device components known to one skilled in the art including, for example, stent components and angioplasty components.
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified cross-sectional side view depiction of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon 200 and associated polymeric tubular catheter 210 relevant to embodiments of the present invention.
  • method 100 includes, at step 110 , forming a plurality of perforations in the medical device thin metallic film component.
  • the medical device thin metallic film component can be any suitable medical device thin metallic component including, for example, those formed of aluminum, chromium, cobalt, nickel, niobium, silver, gold, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, palladium, platinum, scandium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, zirconium, and combinations thereof such as stainless steel and nitinol.
  • the thickness of the medical device thin metallic film is, for example, in the range of 0.5 microns to 20 microns.
  • a suitable number and size for the perforations can be readily determined by one skilled in the art.
  • a typical non-limiting range for the diameter of circular perorations is 5 microns to 50 microns.
  • the perforations can be any suitable shape including, for example, circular, rectangular, oval, and serpentine.
  • a non-limiting example of the number of perforation is a number in the range of 1 perforation to 40 perforations.
  • the perforations can be formed using any suitable conventional technique including, for example, laser-based and etching perforation techniques.
  • the medical device polymeric component is operatively abutted against the medical device thin film metallic component.
  • the medical device polymeric component can be relatively thin, (having, for example, a thickness in the range of 2.5 microns to 3.0 microns). Such relatively thin thicknesses of medical device polymeric components are not readily adhered to medical device thin metallic film components using conventional adhesives but can be securely adhered using methods according to the present invention. Moreover, methods according to the present invention provide a medical device with a relatively low profile despite the presence of an attachment region medical device polymeric component.
  • a polymeric sleeve is applied over the perforations and over at least a portion of the abutted medical device polymeric component, as set forth in step 130 of FIG. 1 .
  • a typical range for the thickness of the polymeric sleeve is in the range of 0.0001 inches to 0.003 inches.
  • Suitable polymers for use in the polymeric sleeve include, for example, nylon and Pebax.
  • the polymeric sleeve can overlap the medical device thin metallic film and the medical device polymeric component by any suitable amount including, for example, a length in the range of 1 mm to 10 mm.
  • the polymeric sleeve can beneficially be formed of a flexible polymer with a Durameter value in the range of 10 Durameter to 40 Durameter.
  • the polymeric sleeve can be applied using any suitable technique including mechanical application of a preformed sleeve or the deposition of a polymeric material to form a sleeve on the surface of the medical device thin metallic film component and the medical device polymeric component.
  • sleeve refers generally to a covering or layer and also to a sheath (as illustrated in FIGS. 3A , 3 B, 4 A and 4 B).
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are simplified depictions of a portion of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon 310 , a portion of an associated polymeric tubular catheter 320 , and a polymeric sleeve 330 prior to the application of heat and/or pressure during a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 also depicts a plurality of perforations 340 that were previously formed in thin metallic film angioplasty balloon.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B therefore, serve to generally illustrate method 100 following step 130 .
  • the polymer sleeve is joined to the medical device metallic film and the portion of the abutted medical device polymeric component and such that the polymer sleeve flows into the perforations.
  • This joining results in the medical device thin metallic film component being securely attached to the medical device polymeric component. See step 140 of FIG. 1 .
  • the polymeric tubular catheter can have been positioned such that it extended into the thin metallic film angioplasty balloon and underlined the plurality of perforations. In such a circumstance, the polymeric sleeve can also join with the portion(s) of the polymeric tubular catheter that underlies the perforations during the application of heat and/or pressure.
  • any suitable temperature and pressure can be employed in step 140 .
  • a temperature equivalent to the glass transition temperature of the polymeric sleeve and medical device polymeric component can be employed.
  • Application of suitable pressure will result in the polymeric sleeve flowing into (intruding into) the perforations and becoming joined with the medical device polymeric component.
  • the temperature applied in step 240 can, for example, be in the range of 150 F to 250 F.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B are simplified depictions of a portion of a thin metallic film angioplasty balloon 310 , a portion of an associated polymeric tubular catheter 320 and a polymeric sleeve 330 following the application of heat and/or pressure during a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B therefore, serve to generally illustrate method 100 following step 140 .
  • FIG. 5 is simplified cross-sectional view of a medical device 500 (depicted as an angioplasty balloon and attached polymeric catheter for illustrative purposes only) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Medical device 500 includes a medical device thin metallic film component 510 (such as a thin metallic angioplasty balloon), with perforations 515 therethrough, and a medical device polymeric component 520 (e.g., a polymeric tubular catheter) abutting the thin metallic film component.
  • the medical device also includes a polymeric sleeve 530 covering the perforations and at least a portion of the polymeric component abutting the thin metallic film component. Moreover, the polymeric sleeve intrudes into the perforations and joins the thin metallic film component to the polymeric component.

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